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9. Oral. — This sample was growm by the Deputy Director 

 of Agriculture, United Provinces, Central Circle, at the Orai Ex- 

 periment Station in Bundelkhand. The soil was a black moisture 

 retaining clay know^n as yyiar. 



Trial of Muzaffarnagar white at Orai, 1908-09.' 



Cultural and other details. 



1. Type of soil . . . . . . Typical wheat land known locallj' as mar. 



2. Previous crop . . . , Gram in the rabi of 1907-08. 



3. Manuring . . ... Nil. 



4. Preparation of the land for the wheat Bakhared four times — 8-6-08, 23-9-08, 



crop. 9-10-08 and 20-12-08. 



5. Date and method of sowing .. Sown on 19-10-08 and re-sown on 21-12-08 



behind the country sowing plough. 



6. Seed rate . . . . . . lOSlbs. per acre. 



7. Rainfall, April to Oct., and during the 27'90" April to October, and 3-80" during 



growth period. the growth period. 



8. Irrigation .. .. .. Watered three times on 19-10-08, 22-1 l-u» 



and 10-2-09. 



9. Date of harvesting . . , . 25-4-09. 



10. Growth period .. .. 125 days, 



11. Consistency of the sample . . .. 95% soft and 5% intermediate. 



12. Nitrogen content .. .. r93. 



13. Weight of 1,000 grains . . . . 30-97 grammes. 



14. Order of merit in coiuiuerciul vjilue . . Ninth 



1 This sample is to some extent abnormal as the plot had to be re-sown late in 

 December, 



